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‘Western let me do both:’ Music student pursues science research

‘Western let me do both:’ Music student pursues science research

Third-year Western student Kate Roberge is balancing two rewarding passions: Music and science. From her childhood years growing up in a small town in Northern British Columbia to her journey at Western pursuing a bachelor of music, Roberge has excelled …

Western, city pedal hard for cycling survey

Western, city pedal hard for cycling survey

Western and the City of London are looking for the thoughts of all commuters as they relate to bicycling in order to understand behaviour and attitudes toward the transportation option in London.

Campus smoking ban starts July 1

Campus smoking ban starts July 1

Western goes smoke-free on July 1 – the final step in an evolution that has seen a gradual shrinking of designated smoking areas and an increase in cessation supports.

Grad offers a ‘Clew’ to future success

Grad offers a ‘Clew’ to future success

Udara Jayawardena, BSc’19 (Bioinformatics), gets straight to the point when you ask him what he does: “I write code, design things, and dabble in genomics.”

Music grad earns degree by degrees

Music grad earns degree by degrees

Dawn McIntosh, now a Don Wright Faculty of Music alumna, graduated Monday on the Dean’s list after taking courses part-time for 15 years while her sons were in high school and university.

Rowing inspires recent grad’s business idea

Rowing inspires recent grad’s business idea

After spending much of the past year testing innovative ways to keep her hair in check during workouts on the water, Nicole Baranowski is forgoing the casual-chic look during Convocation.

Insight, inspiration and a little royal watching

Insight, inspiration and a little royal watching

Join in everything from lighthearted entertainment to soul-searching advice for living to even a little guilty please royal watching when Joy Spear Chief-Morris takes her turn on ‘Read. Watch. Listen.’

Sanitary pad innovation answers the Challenge

Sanitary pad innovation answers the Challenge

The SheCycle project – the University of Waterloo student-led initiative to introduce a unique antimicrobial reusable sanitary pad that can be locally sourced and distributed in Uganda – won the 2019 World’s Challenge Challenge, held last week at Western.

Senate hears of ongoing cyber-challenges

Senate hears of ongoing cyber-challenges

Every day, Western firewalls turn back an average of 630,000 attempted cyber-attacks on the network – ranging from phishing attempts to brute force attacks that could otherwise compromise the university’s systems and accounts.

Passion permeates adult ed honourees

Passion permeates adult ed honourees

Three Western students were among 14 learners who recently received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education (LCAE).